Owner Manual

Statement of Limited Product Warranty en-us
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Warranty Exclusions
The warranty coverage described
herein excludes all defects or
damage that are not the direct fault
of BSH, including without limitation,
one or more of the following:
■ Use of the Product in anything
other than its normal, customary
and intended manner (including
without limitation, any form of
commercial use, use or storage of
an indoor product outdoors, use
of the Product in conjunction with
air or water-going vessels);
■ Any party’s willful misconduct,
negligence, misuse, abuse,
accidents, neglect, improper
operation, failure to maintain,
improper or negligent installation,
tampering, failure to follow
operating instructions,
mishandling, unauthorized service
(including self-performed “fixing”
or exploration of the appliance’s
internal workings);
■ Adjustment, alteration or
modification of any kind;
■ A failure to comply with any
applicable state, local, city, or
county electrical, plumbing and/or
building codes, regulations, or
laws, including failure to install the
product in strict conformity with
local fire and building codes and
regulations;
■ Ordinary wear and tear, spills of
food, liquid, grease
accumulations, or other
substances that accumulate on,
in, or around the Product;
■ Any external, elemental and/or
environmental forces and factors,
including without limitation, rain,
wind, sand, floods, fires, mud
slides, freezing temperatures,
excessive moisture or extended
exposure to humidity, lightning,
power surges, structural failures
surrounding the appliance, and
acts of God.
In no event shall BSH have any
liability or responsibility whatsoever
for damage to surrounding property,
including cabinetry, floors, ceilings,
and other structures or objects
around the Product. Also excluded
from this warranty are Products on
which the serial numbers have been
altered, defaced, or removed; service
visits to teach you how to use the
Product, or visits where there is
nothing wrong with the Product;
correction of installation problems
(you are solely responsible for any
structure and setting for the Product,
including all electrical, plumbing or
other connecting facilities, for proper
foundation/flooring, and for any
alterations including without limitation
cabinetry, walls, floors, shelving,
etc.); and resetting of breakers or
fuses.
TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW,
THIS WARRANTY SETS OUT YOUR
EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES WITH
RESPECT TO PRODUCT, WHETHER
THE CLAIM ARISES IN CONTRACT
OR TORT (INCLUDING STRICT
LIABILITY, OR NEGLIGENCE) OR
OTHERWISE. THIS WARRANTY IS IN
LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES,
WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
ANY WARRANTY IMPLIED BY LAW,
WHETHER FOR MERCHANTABILITY
OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL
BE EFFECTIVE ONLY FOR THE
PERIOD THAT THIS EXPRESS
LIMITED WARRANTY IS EFFECTIVE.
IN NO EVENT WILL THE
MANUFACTURER BE LIABLE FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, “BUSINESS
LOSS”, AND/OR PUNITIVE
DAMAGES, LOSSES, OR EXPENSES,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION
TIME AWAY FROM WORK, HOTELS
AND/OR RESTAURANT MEALS,
REMODELLING EXPENSES IN
EXCESS OF DIRECT DAMAGES
WHICH ARE DEFINITIVELY CAUSED